GREECE: Collision between Coast Guard vessel and migrant boat leaves at least 15 dead ― Controversial migration law adopted despite widespread opposition ―  NGO report highlights rule of law failings 

GREECE: Collision between Coast Guard vessel and migrant boat leaves at least 15 dead ― Controversial migration law adopted despite widespread opposition ―  NGO report highlights rule of law failings 

12th February 2026 | News

A collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and a speedboat carrying people on the move has resulted in at least 15 deaths and multiple injuries. A controversial migration law has been passed by Parliament. A new NGO report has once again raised concerns about the...
SPAIN: Government approves plan to regularise 500,000 undocumented people ― Government expresses opposition to offshore migration centres, urges support for its alternative approach to migration management ― UN Refugee Agency issues reminder about international protection needs in Spain

SPAIN: Government approves plan to regularise 500,000 undocumented people ― Government expresses opposition to offshore migration centres, urges support for its alternative approach to migration management ― UN Refugee Agency issues reminder about international protection needs in Spain

5th February 2026 | News

The government has approved a plan to regularise approximately 500,000 undocumented people. The government has expressed its opposition to the ongoing push by a number of EU member states for the establishment of migration centres outside the bloc. The United Nations...
European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy

European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy

5th February 2026 | News

On 29 January, the European Commission (EC) presented the European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy which sets out the political priorities that will guide the EU’s actions in these areas over the next five years. The preparation of the Strategy was a...
Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU

Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU

29th January 2026 | News

The Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU (January-June 2026) comes at a pivotal moment in the ongoing reform of the EU’s policies in the areas of migration and asylum, culminating with the entry into action of the Pact on Migration and Asylum on 12 June....
BELGIUM: Government’s negotiations with Taliban spark criticism ― Financial incentives to encourage returns to Syria ― NGOs concerned about conditions in migration detention centres ― Last asylum hotels closed despite ongoing concerns about shortage of reception places

BELGIUM: Government’s negotiations with Taliban spark criticism ― Financial incentives to encourage returns to Syria ― NGOs concerned about conditions in migration detention centres ― Last asylum hotels closed despite ongoing concerns about shortage of reception places

29th January 2026 | News

Belgium has participated in talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan regarding the return of individuals with criminal records or lacking identity documents. The government is planning to increase the reintegration support that it provides to Syrians who return to their...